Enzymes

There are three types of enzymes: metabolic enzymes, digestive enzymes, and food enzymes. Metabolic enzymes catalyze, or spark, the reactions within the cells. The body’s organs, tissues, and cells are run by metabolic enzymes. Without them, our bodies would not work. Among their chores are helping to turn phosphorus into bone, attaching iron to our red blood cells, healing wounds, and seeing that our hearts beat.

Digestive enzymes are secreted by the pancreas and break down foods, allowing their nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream and used in body functions. They ensure that we get the greatest possible nutritional value from foods.

Digestive enzymes include protease, which digests protein; amylase, which digests carbohydrates; lipase, which digests fats and oils; and maltase, which digests malt sugars and grains.

Food enzymes are enzymes supplied to us through the foods we eat. They include digestive enzymes, but also enzymes unique to the particular foods.

Food enzymes help predigest foods; that is, start breaking down foods before our bodies enzymes begin to do so.

Reduce bloating, gas, and heart burn that result from poor digestion. Break down, so we can absorb, the nutrients we need to build cells and bodies, digest proteins. Allow the immune system to better deal with virus, yeast (candida), fungus, bacteria, and cancer by freeing it from involvement in the digestive tract.

Improve circulation, improve healing, and help with health problems caused by incomplete digestion of foods due to insufficient digestive enzymes. Decrease inflammation, leaky gut, allergies due to poorly digested foods.